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Colour

#8BA2DD

  • #8BA2DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#8BA2DD is a blue with RGB values 139, 162, 221 and HSL 223°, 55%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#8BA2DD#8BA2DD
HEX#8BA2DD
RGBrgb(139, 162, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.6353, 0.8667
RGB percentages54.5%, 63.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(223.2, 54.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 37.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK37.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,151,197
CSS custom property--colour: #8BA2DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#745D22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA7E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#87A0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#72AEB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Light skyblue · ΔE 21.8Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC68B
Analogous#8BCBDD, #9D8BDD
Triadic#DD8BA2, #A2DD8B
Split complementary#DD9D8B, #CBDD8B
Tetradic#DD8BCB, #DDC68B, #8BDD9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAE1F4
Lighter +10%#B2C2E9
Darker −10%#6482D1
Darker −20%#3C63C6
Darker −30%#2F4FA0
Darker −40%#233B79
More saturated +25%#789AF0
Less saturated −25%#9EAACA

Channel breakdown

R139
G162
B221
Red139 (54.5%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue223.17°
Saturation (HSL)54.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G A2 · B DD

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